Security forces in north Kashmir’s Handwara found a suspicious object, following which traffic has been suspended on the national highway, sources said.
Sources told New Agency Kashmir Scroll that the Army’s road opening party (ROP) found a suspicious object in the Ganapora area of Kralgund in Handwara this morning.
The Army team raised an alert, after which more teams of the Army and police reached the site.
Following this, the movement of vehicles on the highway was suspended as a precautionary measure, sources said.
Sources further said that the Bomb Disposal Squad of the Army had been called in for an examination of the suspicious object. (KS)
More details are awaited.